83 FR 15454 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), Security for Government Financing

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15454-15455]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07342]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0688]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Department of Veterans 
Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), Security for Government 
Financing

AGENCY: The Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Office of Management (OM), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), will submit the collection of information 
abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes 
the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0688'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0688'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Department Of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
832.202-4, Security for Government Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0688.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Abstract: This request for an extension is for VAAR 832.202-4, 
Security for Government Financing. FAR subpart 32.2 authorizes the use 
of certain types of Government financing on commercial item purchases. 
41 U.S.C. 255(f) requires the Government to obtain adequate security 
for Government financing. However, FAR 32.202-4(a)(2) provides that, 
subject to agency regulations, the contracting officer may determine 
that an offeror's financial condition is adequate security. VAAR 
832.202-4, Security for Government Financing, specifies the type of 
information that the contracting officer may obtain to determine 
whether or not the offeror's financial condition constitutes adequate 
security.
    The information that is gathered under VAAR 832.202-4 will be used 
by the VA contracting officer to assess whether or not the contractor's 
overall financial condition represents adequate security to warrant 
paying the contractor in advance.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published at Volume 83, No. 7, January 10, 2018, pages 
1286.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR 832.202-4--10 Burden Hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: VAAR 832.202-4--1 Hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: VAAR 832.202-4 --10.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-07342 Filed 4-9-18; 8:45 am]
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